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Hey so the consensus is generally that if you only have one set, 6pt is better. But what about very large fasteners? I guess the difference gets very blurred then? Reason I'm asking - my cousin "borrowed" my 3/4" Toptul set and ended up modifying some sockets on his lathe. He said he'll pay...

Does anyone know which brand would sell quality carburetor screwdrivers? My Stihl screwdriver is holding up great and seems to be abused all the time for general use in the workshop, I have two, but it just made me wonder which other brands offer something of decent quality too? I also have...

I really need to get some quality clamps and I wonder which do you like to use. Recent PF video made me believe C clamps are a lot more popular in the US. Not so sure which is a better design, I feel like a big C clamp clamping on something thin will have the screw extended really far out and...

Hello, I'm thinking about getting some more SAE wrenches here in Europe, and I'd like to get the Craftsman cause they use a cool style. Would have to pay a bit more to have them shipped from the USA Amazon, and I guess the warranty won't exist here... Anyway, it's for occasional use on my 70's...

Hey, does anyone have any experience with these? Brand seems to be "Lijian" I was checking out some stuff and stumbled upon them. Not expecting much (~3-5€ per wrench), but I ordered an 8, 10 and 11mm (have an application where the 11mm would be nice to have). Seems like a unique and...

We can never get enough of cast iron :) Would love to see some cool vintage designs. Recent talk in the Ukraine tools thread set me off on a hunt for a Jøtul 602 or 601, but I'm sure there must've been lots of neat little workshop stove designs made everywhere!

So I was contemplating about the Fireball Hardtail and a few other vise designs. I'm no machinist but I do know a fair bit about most production methods and my cousin even runs a small machine shop making mainly press dies and has a fairly big CNC mill (and I have a mill and a lathe at home as...

As always, searching for the best quality/price ratio... :) Really intrigued by the Jim Green boots. "Proudly made in South Africa", well to be fair I don't think I really own anything made in Africa. Last time I bought something with a similar slogan from a country known/considered for low...

Hey, so I've been considering buying a new toolcart to add some organisation to my garage, but today I was lucky to have found a used Beta toolcart and it came with some tools too, all for 400€. Hosed it with water, wiped it up and polished the paint a bit, it's still in fairly good condition...

Hey I'm considering getting a nice workbench for my garage. I have lots of tools on old wooden racks but they waste me a lot of space and I'd like to tidy up the garage a bit. Over here in Europe, most options are quite expensive (Hazet, Stahlwille, Gedore, Beta...). HBM seems to offer a lot for...

Here it is. I like this years offering. I don't have any good bit driver and I always wanted to try out the Joker wrenches. The wrenches here seem to come in very useful sizes for me. Bit holder seems very practical with the storage too. I know lots of people prefer a single "set" with...

Hey, does anyone know of a decent new industrial desk lamp? Everything I see looks kind of flimsy... So, I'm on the verge of buying three of these clamps on aliexpress: 12mm to 12mm and use some stainless 12mm bar stock. That's about 8-9€/meter here, and three clamps would cost me ~10€. So...

Hey, a couple years ago I finally sold my antique lathe It had next to no speed adjustment and couldn't cut any usable threads, it was also worn out quite a bit... And it was huge and took half the space in my "metal cutting" garage. I needed space for a small mill I bought at the time. I...